One of the greatest one-day players of his era, Mahendra Singh Dhoni will complete a landmark 300 One-Day Internationals when he takes the field for the fourth match between India and Sri Lanka in Colombo on Thursday, August 31.

The former India captain, who led India to two World Cup titles -- the World T20 in 2007 and the 50-overs World Cup in 2011 -- will become only the sixth Indian player to feature in 300 ODIs and the 20th player overall in world cricket.

The 36-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman continues to be one of the most important players for India in the 50-overs format.
One of the fittest members of the squad, Dhoni recently silenced all his critics with two good knocks (45 not out and 67 not out) in tight run chases against Sri Lanka and also settled the debate about him going on to play till the 2019 World Cup.

Dhoni boasts an impressive record for India in ODIs, with 9,434 runs at an average of 51, with most of them coming under pressure in tight run chases, including his amazing 91 not out in the 2011 World Cup final against Sri Lanka which has been etched in the memory of Indian fans forever.

Not suprisingly, the King of Run Chases averages an astonishing 101 in 95 matches in successful run chases! Surely that record would take some beating...

Dhoni is one rare player who is never affected by the extra burden of captaincy, with a much better average as skipper than when playing as a pure batsman.
Rajneesh Gupta presents all the numbers about Dhoni's magnificent ODI career:
Dhoni's record in One-Day Internationals

Team

Matches

Runs

Highest Score

Average

Strike Rate

100

50

India

296

9,434

183*

51.55

87.99

9

65

Asia XI

3

174

139*

87.00

125.17

1

0

ODI career

299

9,608

183*

51.93

88.47

10

65

Dhoni: Year by Year

Year

Matches

Runs

Highest Score

Average

Strike Rate

100

50

2004

3

19

12

9.50

135.71

0

0

2005

27

895

183*

49.72

103.11

2

3

2006

29

821

96

41.05

92.97

0

7

2007

37

1,103

139*

44.12

89.60

1

7

2008

29

1,097

109*

57.73

82.29

1

8

2009

29

1,198

124

70.47

85.57

2

9

2010

18

600

101*

46.15

78.94

1

3

2011

24

764

91*

58.76

89.88

0

6

2012

16

524

113*

65.50

87.62

1

3

2013

26

753

139*

62.75

96.04

1

5

2014

12

418

79*

52.25

92.07

0

5

2015

20

640

92*

45.71

86.83

0

4

2016

13

278

80

27.80

80.11

0

1

2017

16

498

134

83.00

82.86

1

4

IMAGE: The most famous six in ODI cricket, the victorious shot against Sri Lanka in the 2011 World Cup final in Mumbai, April 2, 2011. Photograph: Graham Crouch/Getty Images
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